Millie Mackintosh shares candid insight into her ADHD and Dyspraxia struggles as she battles memory loss and depression - after opening up about her sexuality
shared candid insight into her ADHD and Dyspraxia struggles as she took to Instagram on Tuesday.
The former Made In Chelsea star, 35, who revealed her diagnoses in 2024, revealed that she suffers with memory loss, problems with her hand eye coordination as well as depression.
Amid her family getaway to sun-soaked Turkey Millie, who shares daughters Sienna, three, and two-year-old Aurelia with husband and former co-star Hugo Taylor, 38, opened up about facts that 'don't match her appearance'.
Dyspraxia, also known as developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), is a common disorder that affects movement and co-ordination.
While Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a behavioural condition defined by inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.
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The former Made In Chelsea star, who revealed her diagnoses in 2024, revealed that she suffers with memory loss, problems with hand to eye coordination as well as depression
She penned: 'I am Dyspraxic and struggle with hand eye coordination, memory and often walk into things.
'I used to play the drums and have an electric blue drum kit aged 11'.
'I was bullied as a teen and diagnosed with depression at 16. I have a fear of small spaces and the dark and have done since I was a child'.
She continued: 'I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and am still learning about it - I have found being diagnosed really helpful for my mental health
'I have been following a ketogenic way of eating since the start of the year to help improve my ADHD symptoms and brain health.
'I hated exercise as a teenager because I felt so uncoordinated but I discovered strength training in my 20's and have loved it ever since'
Before adding: 'I have been alcohol free for nearly 3 years and it has been the most transformative decision I have ever made'.
Last year Millie m ade the decision to once again take medication to battle her anxiety after it left her in 'constant fear' and caused panic attacks 'every few days'.
She penned: 'I am Dyspraxic and struggle with hand eye coordination, memory and often walk into things
The reality star, first opened up about her struggles with anxiety in 2018, and her symptoms came to a head when she was pregnant with her first child.
What is Dyspraxia?
Dyspraxia, also known as developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), is a common disorder that affects movement and co-ordination.
Dyspraxia does not affect your intelligence. It can affect your co-ordination skills – such as tasks requiring balance, playing sports or learning to drive a car.
Source: NHS
She revealed that she had been back on medication for six months and her husband Hugo, even remarked that he feels he has the old Millie back.
Despite suffering with severe anxiety and depression for several years, Millie took medication for the first time in 2022, and stopped six months later.
Earlier this week Millie revealed she was secretly struggling with her sexuality at the height of her battle with alcohol.
The TV personality spoken openly about her drinking problems before going sober in 2022, and has since released a book about her struggles, titled Bad Drunk.
Now in an interview on her pal Caggie Dunlop 's Saturn Returns Podcast, Millie has revealed that during her teenage years, she struggled to express her attraction to women, and would only find the courage to 'kiss' them when she was drunk.
She went onto admit that she had developed 'intimacy issues' with women after being bullied at an all-girls' school, and would upset her male partners by brazenly kissing girls when she was drinking.
Millie said: 'As a teen when I would drink, I would make out with women, but that's not something I felt confident to do when I was sober..
She shares daughters Sienna, three, and two-year-old Aurelia with husband and former co-star Hugo Taylor , 38
'I had crushes on girls at school and I just didn't have the awareness to go ''I like girls as well.'' I'd just have crushes and get all weird about them. I remember having sleepovers and going ''I wonder if they're going to kiss me.''
Millie added that a lot of her struggles have been unpacked in therapy, telling Caggie: 'I've explored a lot of my relationship to women, I was bullied so I definitely have intimacy issues with women, but there's this attraction as well.
'Obviously I'm married to a man, it's not something that affects our relationship at all now, but looking back and realising that was one of the reasons I drank in a destructive way, because there was a part of myself I didn't understand and I didn't know how to express it and I felt scared to express it.
'Everytime I would drink I would just keep doing it, even if I was in a relationship.'
Sharing the moment she opened up to husband Hugo Taylor about her sexuality, she revealed that he was incredibly supportive.
If you need help, contact Alcohol Anonymous: 0800 917 7650, or email help@aamail.org.
WHAT IS ADHD?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a behavioural condition defined by inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.
It affects around five per cent of children in the US. Some 3.6 per cent of boys and 0.85 per cent of girls suffer in the UK.
Symptoms typically appear at an early age and become more noticeable as a child grows. These can also include:
Constant fidgeting
Poor concentration
Excessive movement or talking
Acting without thinking
Inability to deal with stress
Little or no sense of danger
Careless mistakes
Mood swings
Forgetfulness
Difficulty organising tasks
Continually starting new tasks before finishing old ones
Inability to listen or carry out instructions
Most cases are diagnosed between six and 12 years old. Adults can also suffer, but there is less research into this.
ADHD's exact cause is unclear but is thought to involve genetic mutations that affect a person's brain function and structure.
Premature babies and those with epilepsy or brain damage are more at risk.
ADHD is also linked to anxiety, depression, insomnia, Tourette's and epilepsy.
There is no cure.
A combination of medication and therapy is usually recommended to relieve symptoms and make day-to-day life easier.
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